The Pool at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

"The guests-only pool has a full-service menu and is usually packed with families soaking in the Santa Monica sun"

"For the ultimate in luxury, book a poolside garden bungalow"

"Swanky hotel that’s a fixture near the north end of the Promenade, with designer-furnished suites and tropical-flavoured bungalows (upwards of $500), plus a pool, salon, spa and fitness centre, and fine views over the Pacific"

"Snob appeal is blissfully absent here: service is warm rather than white-gloved; the scene around the pool and at the Exhale spa is laid-back; and the cuisine at the inventive, farm-to-table FIG restaurant is unfussy"

"Pool, spa and glorious seclusion in rooms from two towers or private bungalows—some with ocean-hanging balconies"

"A "special hotel for a special occasion", this "romantic" Santa Monica "grande dame" pairs "world-class" service with "upscale rooms" and "exquisite bungalows" set amid tropical gardens in an "idyllic" location "within walking distance" of the beach; "hobnob with the celebrity set" at the "heavenly" pool, "lovely" spa and "creative" on-site restaurant; P"

"Sweat it all out at Exhale, the fitness studio and spa, which offers a bevy of daily core fusion classes as well as therapy treatments (acupuncture, prenatal massage, shiatsu) poolside and in-spa"

"The 196 guest rooms in the main Ocean Tower and 94 suites in the historic Palisades wing completed a fresh renovation in 2014 by Lynda Murray, and the 32 poolside bungalows were redone by renowned interior designer Michael Berman in early 2016"

"The gym with its workout stations, treadmills and exercise bikes is part of the compact spa facility that provides massages in-room, poolside or in one of the five treatment rooms"